| Sporothrix | A genus of dimorphic imperfect fungi, including the species Sporothrix schenckii, an organism of worldwide distribution and the causative agent of sporotrichosis in man and animals, which grows in soil or vegetation, especially in thorny bushes, and is acquired by man when infected thorns are introduced into subcutaneous tissues; at 37캜 it grows as a yeast and parasitises tissues as a yeast. Origin: Mod. L., fr. G. Sporos, seed, + thrix, hair (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sporothrix granuloma | <dermatology> A fungal skin infection caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii and commonly seen in gardeners. (06 Mar 1998) |